Dong Lai Shun - Mountain View

The hot pot is authentic! As a boy grew up in Beijing I can prove that. If you’re trying to find some real northern China hotpot, give this place a try

Last year, the restaurant received a lot of negative reviews, but when I visited last month, I was pleasantly surprised. The food was authentic and delicious, thanks to the new chefs, and the service was fantastic. If they continue to improve in this manner, they have the potential to become one of the best authentic Chinese restaurants in town.

We had a family dinner here, the place is in traditional Chinese style, and excellent service. One of the most authentic Chinese food (Beijing food) I have been to around Bay Area. The Peking roast duck is huge, compared to others, one enough for at least 5 people, you will get two plates of duck meat and duck soup. Strongly suggest order in advance, otherwise have to wait an hour for it. Also, we all love the sweet sour whole fish, and roast beef ribs.

Quick service, nice informal ambience and friendly staff. The food was fine, bith starters and main course the accompanying sauces were really good.

5 stars for the eggplant in garlic sauce the best I've had in recent memory perfect texture and flavor. The beef noodle soup (non spicy one) was a really simple dish but the beef was excellent quality and tender and flavorful. My toddler enjoyed the soft noodles and the beef and soup. I think my picky mother would enjoy it too. The hot and sour cucumber (on the hot pot menu) was really good flavorful and you can taste the slight numbing from the Szechuan green peppercorns. I thought the dish could use a smidge more salt but my husband enjoyed it as is. They were very accommodating about making dishes non spicy for my toddler, and the staff were super nice. Frankly that is a refreshing distinction these days! We all enjoyed the crispy orange chicken. I look forward to trying more dishes and the hot pot! I was worried about the price but we found it quite reasonable for the amount of food that we ordered.